Tolleson first attracted the attention of baseball scouts while playing college ball at Western Carolina University. During his college career, Tolleson set ten WCU season and career records, earning All-Southern Conference honors at shortstop in 1977 and 1978. In 1978, he was named Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year, SoCon Athlete of the Year and was an All-NCAA Atlantic Region selection. He was also a member of the Southern Conference\'s 75th Anniversary team.\n', '

Tolleson was also a star football player at WCU, catching 105 passes for 1,747 yards and 14 touchdowns over two seasons. He was named All-Southern Conference as a wide receiver after leading both the conference and the NCAA Division I in receiving in 1977 with 73 catches for 1,101 yards and seven touchdowns. In 1977, he was WCU\'s emergency placekicker and was a perfect 6-of-6 on field goals, and connected on 22 of 24 extra point kicks.\n', '

At the first-ever Canadian-American Bowl in Tampa, Florida, Tolleson returned the opening kickoff. He was later named to WCU\'s All-20th Century Football Team and in 1990, was inducted into WCU\'s Athletics Hall of Fame.\n', '

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